30 famous celebrities you may not know are from Michigan

Here’s a round-up of famous celebrities from the Motor City.

• Eminem. The rapper Eminem is famous for being from Detroit.
• Tom Selleck. One of America’s most iconic actors, Tom Selleck, was born in Detroit in 1945.
• Jack White.
• Jeff Daniels.
• Aretha Franklin.
• Kristen Bell.
• Big Sean.
• Paul Feig.

There are plenty of celebrities that are famously from Detroit, from every Motown star to Eminem and Jack White. But there are plenty of other actors and musicians from the city and its surrounding areas who are not so readily associated with Detroit.

• David Spade.
• Ken Jeong.
• John Hughes.
• Courtney B. Vance.
• Mary Lynn Rajskub.
• David Alan Grier.
• Elizabeth Berkley.
• Verne Troyer.

Internationally acclaimed singers such as the ravishing Madonna, the talented Stevie Wonder, the funky Kid Rock, soul singer Diana Ross, and Jack White of The White Stripes, were all born in the state of Michigan. Various actors such as Terry Crews, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Bell were also born and raised in Michigan.

Gilbert gained more wealth in 2020 than Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffet, who ranked fourth, fifth and sixth on Forbes’ list. Gilbert ranks 23rd, making him Michigan’s richest person.

Celebs You May Encounter in Michigan

• Terry Crews. If you’re a Brooklyn nine-nine lover, then you’ve got to fall in love with Michigan.
• Kristen Bell.
• Paul Feig.
• Keegan Michael Key.
• Dax Shepard.
• Bruce Campbell.
• David Spade.
• Mary Lynn Rajskub.

The Michigan accent is actually part of a dialect of American English known as Inland Northern American English or the Great Lakes dialect.

The 16,000-square-foot house is in Charlevoix, MI—a small town in the upper reaches of the state that markets itself as “Charlevoix the Beautiful.” Built in 2009, the grand mansion on Lake Charlevoix features seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and two half-bathrooms.

Michigander and Michiganian are unofficial demonyms for natives and residents of the U.S. state of Michigan.

Detroit

A troll is jokingly defined as a resident of the Lower Peninsula as they live south of the Mackinac Bridge, they “live under the bridge” – a troll. Designed for the person who lives in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan – and is proud of it!

Yooper may refer to: Yoopers, people from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the “UP”)

But the “mitten” — so called for its mitten-like shape — is also known for putting its own twists on familiar food, including Detroit-style pizza, double-baked rye bread and Mackinac Island fudge.

We think these things – some only available in Michigan, others that have changed the U.S. forever – are pretty special.

• 18) Germack Pistachio Co. Facebook.
• 17) Hudsonville Ice Cream. Facebook.
• 16) Jiffy Mix. Facebook.
• 15) Kellogg’s. Facebook.
• 14) McClure’s Pickles.
• 13) Mackinac Island Fudge.
• 12) Sanders Candy.
• 11) Shinola.

Michigan is known for fishing, thanks to its 3,288-mile coastline, the longest freshwater coastline in the United States. Forestry is another important industry, as 90 percent of the Upper Peninsula is covered in trees.

Detroit’s coldest month is January when the average temperature overnight is 17.8°F. In July, the warmest month, the average day time temperature rises to 83.4°F.

Historically, the correct term is ‘phosphate’, which was defined by soda jerks as being a flavored syrup mixed with carbonated water. ‘Soda’s were what we today call floats. Therefore Soda is clearly WRONG and pop is more acceptable as a shortening of phosphate.

In Michigan, parts of Ohio and Indiana, and the upper middle states, people call the beverage “pop.” The word “soda” is used on the East Coast, West Coast, Hawaii, and Southern Florida. Most of Michigan, and the rest of the country, use “trash can.”

“Pop” is most commonly associated with the Midwest, in states like Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas, Oklahoma, Indiana and Iowa. The term is also more common in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West.